Karnataka polls: 'Common-Man' Rahul Gandhi takes the Bengaluru-metro, eats kulfi
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Pulling out all stops to make his presence felt ahead of the Karnataka elections, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Sunday went from hopping into a crowded metro in Bengaluru to obliging commuters with selfies to having kulfi at a roadside ice-cream vendor after a restaurant lunch.
Gandhi, who's on a two-day visit, also visited a bookstore, where CM Siddaramaiah gifted him five books.
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Gandhi laughs with commuters, cracks joke, obliges for selfies
Congress President @RahulGandhi takes time out for a selfie during a ride on the #NammaMetro in Bengaluru. #BengaluruNammaHemme #JanaAashirwadaYatre pic.twitter.com/A6tq6msmHW
— Congress (@INCIndia) April 8, 2018
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CM's gifts to Gandhi: 'The Goat Thief', four more books
Gandhi, accompanied by Siddaramaih (who bought the metro tickets for all), senior party leader Mallikarjun Kharge and state Congress in-charge KC Venugopal took a metro ride between two major government seats, Vidhana Soudha and MG Road station.
After de-boarding, Gandhi took the recently renovated vehicle-free pedestrian plaza to reach 'Bookworm' on upscale Church Street.
Here, Siddaramaiah bought and gifted Gandhi five books.
Had kulfi
Next stop: Koshy's, where Nehru and Indira Gandhi visited
Next, Gandhi paid a trip to the iconic Koshy's on St.Marks Road, which was also visited by his great-grandfather, India's first PM Jawaharlal Nehru, his grandmother, former PM Indira Gandhi, and Queen Elizabeth II.
Gandhi ended his 'common man' outing by having kulfi from a roadside vendor.
Later, he paid a condolence visit to veteran Congresswoman Margaret Alva, who lost her husband on Saturday.
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CM Siddaramaiah gives a wrap of the whole day
A good day on the campaign trail, as we accompany CP Shri @RahulGandhi around Namma Bengaluru.
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) April 8, 2018
A ride on Namma Metro, visit to a local bookstore and food at the iconic Koshy’s. For us, it truly is #BengaluruNammaHemme pic.twitter.com/orz8dMjwEg